15-14 Replace Chp. 1134 Historic Preservation Districts

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including by invitation. Public interior portion does not include an inte- rior portion of a building or structure that was customarily open or ac- cessible to the public if the interior portion has been significantly al- tered such that a substantial portion of the features reflecting design for public use no longer remain. Terminating the use of an interior portion of a building by the public shall not in and of itself constitute the con- version of the design of such interior portion. Public interior portion does not include the interior portions of a building, which portions were designed to be, and are still, used exclusively as non- public spaces. (m) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS FOR RE- HABILITATION means the United States Secretary of the Interior's Standards For Rehabilitation codified at 36 CFR 67 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as the same may be amended fi-om time to time, and associated guidelines established by the Commission, that form the criteria used by the Architectural Board of Review when considering an application for a certificate of appropriateness in an HPD or for an HP. (n) SUBSTANTIAL HARDSHIP STATEMENT means a statement attested to by an owner or other authorized agent owning and/or using an area, place, building, public interior portion of a building, structure, work of art or other object that is subject to approval of a certificate of appropriateness, that denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness by the City would impose a substantial hardship or burden. (o) UNIQUE HISTORIC GUIDELINES means any specific guide- lines adopted by the Commission, either at the time of nomination or designation of an HPD or HP, or upon subsequent revision and review, to govern any such designated HPD or HP. 1134.03 PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICATION, NOMINA- TION AND DESIGNATION OF AN HPD OR HP. (a) Relationship to Base Districts: The HPD or HP is the designation of an additionally restricted zone, or specific property restrictions for an historic property, within any zone, which may be applied to existing zoning districts as described herein. When such a district or property is established, the HPD or HP shall be shown as an indication to the un- derlying districts by the designation of HPD for Historic Preservation District, or HP for Historic Properties, on the zoning map. An HPD or HP may cross or transit several base districts, however, the uses permitted in each base district are limited to the boundaries of that base district, except as otherwise provided herein. (b) Nomination Procedure: The Heritage Advisory Board may propose to the Commission nominations of any area, place, building, public in- terior portion of a building, structure, work of art or other object as an HPD or HP. In the case of an HP, if the Heritage Advisory Board does not propose a nomination, the owner of the proposed HP may directly propose to the Commission such nomination. In the case of an HPD, if the Heritage Advisory Board does not propose a nomination, the own- ers of a majority of the properties within the proposed HPD, as meas- ured by the foot frontage of all properties within the proposed HPD, may directly propose to the Commission such nomination. The signa- ture on such proposal of any owner of a parcel of property proposed for